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Show Notes: Sam Blinde is an accomplished Engineering Manager and Senior Software Engineer at Nearform (formerly Formidable Labs), where she has been instrumental in leading and driving the development of cutting-edge projects for over two years. Sam brings extensive expertise in React, Redux, Node.js, Next.js, and ypeScript to her current role. Beyond her technical prowess, Sam has excelled in various leadership capacities, including mentoring peers, onboarding new hires, and even managing hiring processes, showcasing her commitment to fostering growth and collaboration within her teams. With a diverse background spanning technical innovation, leadership, and user-centric design, Sam brought a wealth of knowledge and expertise to this discussion. This interview taps into the following topics: * Design To Front-End * Career In Management * Splitting Time * Keeping Context * Being Accountable * Owning Your Career * IC Recommendations * Growing Responsibilities * Skill Overlaps * Mentoring People * Wins For Managers * Advocating For Others * Reviews * Feedback * Delegating Effectively * Building Trust * Leading By Example * Having Boundaries * Protecting Focus Time * Adjusting Plans * Revisiting University * AI Impacts * AI & Learning Skills * Links: ⁠Sam Blinde⁠ [https://sblinde.com/] ⁠GitHub⁠ [https://github.com/sblinde] ⁠X⁠ [https://twitter.com/sblinde] ⁠LinkedIn⁠ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/sblinde] ⁠Nearform⁠ [https://www.nearform.com/] ⁠Stellate [https://stellate.co/]

Show Notes: Sam Blinde is an accomplished Engineering Manager and Senior Software Engineer at Nearform (formerly Formidable Labs), where she has been instrumental in leading and driving the development of cutting-edge projects for over two years. Sam brings extensive technical expertise in React, Redux, Node.js, Next.js, and TypeScript to her current role. Beyond her technical prowess, Sam has excelled in various leadership capacities, including mentoring peers, onboarding new hires, and even managing hiring processes, showcasing her commitment to fostering growth and collaboration within her teams. With a diverse background spanning technical innovation, leadership, and user-centric design, Sam brought a wealth of knowledge and expertise to this discussion. This interview taps into the following topics: * Remote Work At Formidable * Office vs. Remote vs. Hybrid * Liberating Remote Culture * Social Connections * Scheduled Fun * Fostering Connections * Time Zone Challenges * Games * Managing Teams * Developing Growth * Space For Expressing Feelings * Honesty & Transparency * Community Channels * Minecraft Team Server * Trust Battery * Culture Of Trust * Using Timers * Radical Candor * Empathetic Feedback * Work-Life Balance * Protecting Your Time * Importance Of Celebrations * Company Podcast For Team Building * Internal Tool Building Links: Sam Blinde [https://sblinde.com/] GitHub [https://github.com/sblinde] X [https://twitter.com/sblinde] LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/sblinde] Nearform [https://www.nearform.com/] Stellate [https://stellate.co/]

Show Notes Maria Constantine, an educator turned startup generalist, is driven by a commitment to human-centric business practices. Presently, as the Executive Operations Manager at Stellate, she plays a pivotal role in achieving scalability through comprehensive strategies encompassing sales, marketing, operations, and client support. Maria's extensive background in executive operations management, business development, and marketing equips her with a multifaceted perspective. She adeptly oversees critical areas of sales operations, executive management, and marketing strategies, ensuring cohesive and effective approaches. During her leisure time, Maria channels her passion for reading into developing an app dedicated to enhancing the digital reading experience. Links: Twitter [https://twitter.com/eyesthatwrite] LinedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/mariaconstantine1/] Stellate [https://stellate.co/] My Bookstory app [http://mybookstory.io]

Show Notes: In this podcast episode, Andreas Heiberg hosts Brian Walters from Nearform (Formidable Labs) and Viktor Tortolero from Stellate. The discussion revolves around accessibility in web development. Brian, a seasoned software engineer with over 15 years of experience, emphasizes that accessibility isn't solely about making adjustments for specific disabilities; rather, it contributes to an enhanced experience for all users. Viktor, a front-end engineer based in Guadalajara, shares insights into the importance of inclusive design, highlighting the necessity to accommodate diverse use cases and cater to different ways people interact with websites. This conversation delves into Stellate's recent accessibility audit, a proactive measure taken during a recent redesign. Viktor provides key learnings from the process, emphasizing the ongoing effort required to maintain accessibility. Brian echoes these sentiments, underscoring the challenges posed when introducing JavaScript widgets and the importance of making content decisions collaboratively within the team. The discussion illuminates accessibility as a continuous commitment, enriching the development lifecycle for a more robust and inclusive user experience. Topics Discussed: * Accessibility * "Normal People" * Better For Everyone * Inclusive Design * Accessibility Audit * Success Criteria * Content Decisions * Semantically Understood * Team Effort * Accessibility By Default * Focus Issues * HTML Order * Accessibility Libraries * Infinite Scrolling * Scrolljacking * Progressive Enhancement * JS Interactivity * W3C Accessibility Standards * Valuable Resources * axe * Accessibility DevTools * Proactivity vs Reactivity * Accessibility Advocacy * Pagination * Navigation * Screen Readers * Growing Importance * MVP Accessibility * Limiting Customers * Hooks * Pro Tips * Blind Power Users Links: Nearform [https://www.nearform.com/] Brian Walters [https://twitter.com/BDubCodes] Andreas Heiberg [https://twitter.com/andheiberg?lang=en] Victor Tortolero [https://twitter.com/mightypenguinv] Stellate [https://stellate.co/]

Show Notes: Andreas Heiberg is an experienced entrepreneur and a software engineering leader with a passion for product development, space exploration, and nuclear energy. From shaping healthcare solutions at Babylon to optimizing global logistics at Gelato, Andreas brings a wealth of experience. He has co-founded and worked at a handful of venture-backed tech companies; ranging from startups to large enterprises across a diverse set of industries. In this interview Andreas shares many insights from his dynamic career. Topics Discussed: * U.K. and U.S. Appeal * Graphic Design and University * Early Website Building * Career Trajectory * Becoming a Manager * Consulting * First Startups * Startup Advice * Working at Stellate * Creating Culture * Favourite Jobs * Peace Time Leadership * Moving Mountains * Distributed Work * Decompressing * Influential Mentors * Approximation of Progress * AI * Societal Changes * Questioning Norms * U.S. Startup Ecosystem * Access to Capital * Intense Workplace * Fields of Interest * Nuclear Energy * Sailing * Education in Denmark * Question Everything Links: GitHub [https://github.com/andheiberg] Website [https://www.andreas.heiberg.io/] X [https://twitter.com/andheiberg] LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/andheiberg/]